2008-08-25 |
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![]() Improving upon the performance features and Hekuma automation standards built into the HEKU 2 robot required a system capable of repeatable accuracies to one hundredth of a millimeter (.0004”) for positioning and inserting parts into molds plus the mechanical and electrical stability and endurance to operate at these highly dynamic levels. End-of-arm-tooling weighing up to 150 kg (330 lb) can be accommodated with the new robot. The HEKU 3 provides average accelerations of more than 6 g and transfer speeds up to 7 m/s (23 fps) – independent of end-of-arm-tooling weights. As a process automation partner, Hekuma supports plastics processors from concept development through engineering implementation to fully automated, turnkey production cells. Representative illustrations of Hekuma automation technologies will be shown at Fakuma that include solutions for high precision and security-relevant ABS and ESP automotive housing components, molded medical parts and components produced under cleanroom conditions, in-mold labeled (IML) packaging produced by both injection molding and thermoforming, as well as thermoformed blister packaging with integrated RFID transponders. Hekuma is committed to continuously advancing high speed robotic technologies for automated molding processes. The new HEKU 3 robot represents our most recent example of this commitment. Previous examples, the benefits of which have lasted for over 20 years, include the development of fully automated injection molded, CD box packaging systems that reduced cycle times from 14 to 4.5 seconds cycle times by means of Hekuma automation technology. About Hekuma HEKUMA GmbH, a member of the elexis Group, is a leading high-technology supplier of molding automation systems for the plastics industry. Their range of competence covers concept development, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and start up of complex automation systems, including high-speed linear pick-and-place robots and full system integration of injection molding machines and their molds in turnkey production cells. Since their foundation in 1974, more than 5,000 installed systems around the world have proven the technology and cost effective manufacturing values of HEKUMA automation solutions. FAKUMA 2008, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 14.-18. October 2008, Hall B3, Stand 3109 |
Hekuma GmbH, Eching
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5204 Straßwalchen, Austria
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37216 Witzenhausen-Roßbach, Germany
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39646 Oebisfelde, Germany
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63599 Biebergemünd, Germany